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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
CrimethInc@todon.eu ("CrimethInc. Ex-Workers") wrote:

On this day in 1871, French troops sided with the people that they were sent to repress against the generals and the oligarchs who sought to dominate them. This set off a revolutionary chain reaction that changed the course of history.

Such things do happen.

https://crimethinc.com/arch18

A photograph of the artillery park atop Montmartre on March 18, 1871. Cannons are set up in rows, with buildings in the background.